Alternative medicine, also known as alternative therapies, lie outside the realm of conventional medicine. An alternative therapy is any intervention that: is not reimbursable by most health insurance providers in the United States, is not well supported by scientific tests establishing safety and effectiveness, and is not taught by most medical schools in the United States. They are also called adjunctive, unconventional, or unorthodox therapies. There are many general areas of alternative medicine. This paper …showed first 75 words of 1281 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1281 total…The body reacts to suggestions in ways that can alter internal activities. These internal reactions, in turn, can alter behavior. So the placebo effect plays a role in both traditional and alternative medicine. There are many area of alternative medicine. And these areas do bring a lot of help and relief to many people. As time goes on and these alternative therapies are used more and more, they may eventually grow to become traditional therapies.